{"id":11693,"date":"2011-08-30T15:04:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T20:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=11693"},"modified":"2011-08-30T15:11:33","modified_gmt":"2011-08-30T20:11:33","slug":"dj-will-headline-busus-o-week-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2011\/08\/dj-will-headline-busus-o-week-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ will headline BUSU’s O-Week activities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jayne Stewart and Roland Erman of the Brock University Students' Union show off one of the Isaac's Army T-shirts that will be distributed during O-Week.<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s one name. Six letters. And already, it\u2019s generated more buzz for Brock\u2019s O-Week than the Brock University Students\u2019 Union<\/a> (BUSU) could have hoped for.<\/p>\n

Avicii, a Swedish DJ and electronic music wunderkind, will play in Weatherstation Field during O-Week<\/a>, and the interest has been intense. From the moment the rumour started that Avicii was coming, BUSU started fielding emails and Twitter messages asking if it was true.<\/p>\n

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Avicii. Source: avicii.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen it was announced, the emails started flooding in within the first hour from students asking how they could get tickets,\u201d said Roland Erman, BUSU special events co-ordinator. \u201cWe had a student drive here from Mississauga just to make sure she got a ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avicii<\/a>, whose stage name is inspired by the term for the lowest level of Hell in Buddhism, will play at Brock a day before his 22nd birthday. Thedjlist.com ranks him as one of the top 50 DJs in the world.<\/p>\n

His thumping electronic music is popular with people in their late teens \u2013 one of the target groups for orientation week. His show is only open to Brock students, but Erman has gotten a number of emails and calls from other people trying to get into the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day I\u2019m getting questions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Avicii will headline O-Week with the Canadian band The Trews and rapper Classified. Avicii will play on Wednesday, Sept. 7 with the gates opening at 6:30 p.m. Classified and The Trews will play on Saturday, Sept. 10 with gates opening at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

All of the concerts will finish by 11 p.m., said Jayne Stewart, BUSU\u2019s Vice-President of Student Services. Even with the exciting lineup, the goal is to be good neighbours.<\/p>\n

\u201cNoise is a huge factor we take into consideration when planning events,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

That pleases Curtis Gadula, manager of Off-Campus Living and Neighbourhood Relations<\/a>. Gadula knows O-Week will lead to partying, and partying will lead to phone calls from the community.<\/p>\n

But Brock also uses the week to reach out to neighbours, he said. His office will distribute welcome wagon bags to local landlords and students living off campus with information such as local bylaws and how to be respectful of neighbours. It will also distribute the Good Neighbour Guide<\/em> to 45,000 nearby homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal of any of the initiatives is to improve the lines of communication between students, landlords and residents,\u201d Gadula said.<\/p>\n

When there are calls, \u201cwe act as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

O-Week is a huge endeavor each year, with hundreds of student volunteers. Stewart and Erman are particularly happy with the giveaways this year, the result of raising $50,000 worth of sponsorships. Student prizes range from vacations to an eight-month lease on a car.<\/p>\n

Other highlights of the week include:<\/p>\n